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2014 Spring Festival - Grand Shield

Date:
Saturday, April 26, 2014

Venue:
The Opera House, Winter Gardens, Blackpool

Test piece:
On Alderley Edge, Professor Peter Graham

Adjudicator(s):
Derek Broadbent & David Read MBE

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Flowers Paul Holland 7 -
2 Hammonds Saltaire Morgan Griffiths 11-
3Whitburn Ian Porthouse 17 -
4 Reg Vardy Stephen Roberts 4 -
5 Tongwynlais Temperance Jeremy Wise 18 -
6 Rothwell Temperance David Roberts 19 -
7 Marsden Silver Prize Glyn Williams 12 -
8 East Yorkshire Motor Services Alan Morrison 14 -
9 Thoresby Colliery Brian Grant 13 -
10 Woodfalls Dr Nicholas Childs 2 -
11 Northop Silver Thomas Wyss 1 -
12 Burry Port Nigel Seaman 8 -
13 Aldbourne David Johnson 5 -
14 Pemberton Old Wigan DW Stig Mærsk 10 -
15 Unite the Union (City of Sheffield) David Hirst 15 -
16 Redbridge Alan Duguid 9 -
17 Newstead Brass Duncan Beckley 6 -
18 Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart Travel Mark Bentham 3 -
19 Jaguar Land Rover Dave Lea 16 -
w Co-operative Funeralcare Band North West Jef Sparkes - -

Flowers & Hammonds Saltaire promoted to British Open
Co-operative Funeralcare, Jaguar Land Rover, Newstead Brass, Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart Travel relegated to Senior Cup

Best Instrumentalist: Andrew Smith, Cornet, Flowers

First Prize: £800 and Grand Shield
Second Prize: £600
Third Prize: £400
Fourth Prize: £300  



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Michael Bennett

BSc, RNCM (Perf)
Performer, Composer, Arranger, Teacher


               

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